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Council Decision (EU) 2021/112 of 25 January 2021 on the conclusion of the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan

Decision (EU) 2021/112 · Decision · 6 articles

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Article 1

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The Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Article 2

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The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 20(1) of the Agreement ( 3 ) .

1. The Union shall be represented in the Joint Committee of the Parties established pursuant to Article 11 of the Agreement (‘the Joint Committee’) by the Commission, assisted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and accompanied by the aviation authorities of the Member States as their representatives. 2. The Union shall be represented in the Certification Oversight Board established pursuant to Article 3 of Annex 1 to the Agreement by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, assisted by the aviation authorities of the Member States directly concerned by the agenda of each meeting.

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1. The Commission may take the following actions: (a) adopt safeguard measures in accordance with point (b) of Article 5(1) of the Agreement; (b) request consultations in accordance with Article 16(3) of the Agreement; (c) take measures to suspend reciprocal acceptance obligations and to rescind such suspension, in accordance with Article 17 of the Agreement. 2. The Commission shall notify to the Council sufficiently in advance its intention to take any action under this Article.

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The Commission shall be authorised to approve, on behalf of the Union, amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement adopted by the Joint Committee in accordance with point (c) of Article 11(2) of the Agreement in so far as such amendments are consistent with, and do not entail any modification of, relevant Union legal acts, subject to the following conditions: (a) the Commission shall ensure that the approval on behalf of the Union: — is in the interests of the Union, — serves the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of its aviation safety and trade policy, — takes into account the interests of the manufacturers, traders and consumers of the Union, — is not contrary to Union law or international law, — where applicable, supports the improvement of the quality of civil aeronautical products by improving the detection of fraudulent and misleading practices, — where applicable, aims at the approximation of standards relating to civil aeronautical products, — where applicable, avoids creating obstacles to innovation, and — where applicable, facilitates trade in civil aeronautical products; and (b) the Commission submits the proposed amendments to the Council in a timely manner before their approval. The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States shall assess whether the proposed amendments satisfy the conditions laid down in point (a) of the first paragraph. The Commission shall approve the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union unless a number of Member States representing a blocking minority of the Council in accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union object to them. If there is such a blocking minority, the Commission shall reject the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

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